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Photos show Ukraine's Starlink was throttled during Russian strike that killed 5 in park

Summary by CBS News
Photos obtained by CBS News show Ukraine's vital connection to Starlink was throttled on Oct. 19, inhibiting its interception capacity when a deadly Russian strike hit a park.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the shutdown of Starlink and Starshield was one of the causes of civilian deaths during Russian shelling.

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Zelensky explained how the shutdown of Starlink affected the shooting of the “Shaheds” and the safety of Ukrainians. Read more about tsn.ua (news 1+1)

SpaceX speed limits imposed by Starlink affected the work of ground-based anti-aircraft radars and interceptors in Ukraine, making it more difficult to resist Russian attacks. On the day of the attack on Vololaz in the Kharkiv region, which resulted in the death of five people, the speed of connection of some radars dropped to 0.1 Mbit/s. CBS News reports. SpaceX restricted Ukraine ' s access to Starlink on 13 October, and for [...] Starlin…

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CBS News broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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